The United States currently has only three federal laws to protect working parents (the Family Medical Leave Act, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, and the expanded Fair Labor Standards Act) .

Not surprisingly, the United States still lags behind other nations when it comes to supporting new parents.

The National Partnership for Women and Families released a state-by-state report card of how each state performed. States received grades ranging from A- to F. The following states all received a failing grade: